hi and help

hi people im a newbie, ive got an sv650 s in blue its a w reg and has done 15k got my bike test at the end of april so i better pass lol.

need some help, i was cleaning my bike and thought i would start it up to keep it all running, turned the ignition on and put it in gear by mistake, now it wont start at all will go in neutral but the light doesnt come on on the dash, what have i done????

any help at all will be gratefully recieved

many thanx in advance mark.

Hi MarkSv and welcome,

Are you saying you actually started it THEN put it in gear or did you just turn ign on and put in gear prior to trying to start her up? When you go back to her and put the keys in the ignition and turn do all the lights come up except neutral? If so try changing the gears just to see if its 'stuck' not quite in neutral? Did the neutral light work before? Is the killswitch on (nothing to do with the neutral indi but you never know). Try sitting on yer bike and lifting the sidestand up and try starting the bike as it wont start in gear if your stand is down( just be sure the clutch is in before you try!!). I'm sure someone much more learned than myself will be along soon!!

Hiya,

Sounds to me like it's not in neutral. Not the correct neutral anyway. Try rocking the bike to and fro and go up then down through the gearbox then put it in neutral. Hope it's as easy as that

hi got is started, the kill switch was on and the sidestand was down ,

neutral light still doesnt come on though even though it is in neutral because i can push it back and forward or can you do that in first gear??

was gonna post a picture but im not allowed, just serviced it ,and put stainless headers on it, just need a chain a sprocket kit now

cheers for the replies , you have no idea how much help you have been!
cheers mark.

Originally Posted by Marksv

neutral light still doesnt come on though even though it is in neutral because i can push it back and forward or can you do that in first gear??

First things first. Welcome.

I'm mechanically ignorant but I thought you could only push it forwards and backwards when it's in neutral or if you have the clutch in while it's in gear.

well thats what i thought , can push it backwards and forwards but still no light on the dash, other than the bulb i cant think of anything......

Originally Posted by Marksv

well thats what i thought , can push it backwards and forwards but still no light on the dash, other than the bulb i cant think of anything......

Tell you what, start the bike when you think it's in neutral.
Let the clutch out and rev it hard.
If the bike goes flying off, it's not in neutral!

This is probably a silly question but have you taken the chain off ? 'cos if you have it will roll without needing to be in neutral ! Apologies if this is insultingly obvious !

no i havent taken the chain off, i started it when i "thought" it was in neutral (no clutch held in) reved it and i didnt go through the neighbours fence so thats gotta be a good thing! still no neutral light though, thanx for all the help so far!

Sit on the bike, sidestand up, pull the clutch in - the bike should start under these conditions even if the neutral light system is iffy ...

If it starts (and when you let the clutch out it doesn't go anywhere ) ... then we will discuss about the neutral light system and things to check